Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2019-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, replacement cows unevenly steady

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.39/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −85.54 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$123.39

82 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$18.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.41

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	132.31	652	23
Medium and Large 2	501	122.66	615	41
Medium and Large 3	502	113.67	570	18thin

One grade step is worth $18.64/cwt here — about $82 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale82 hd

123.39

—

GA average16 barns · 1,626 hd

123.80

−0.41

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−85.54

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,449	87.67	1,270	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,342	64.47	865	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	50.44	501	22

Every lot, as filed

43 lots · USDA AMS · Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	153.07/cwt	150.00–157.00	482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	131.99/cwt	129.00–136.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	136.47/cwt	135.00–138.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	130.73/cwt	127.00–133.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	123.00/cwt	119.00–126.00	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	125.42/cwt	124.00–128.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	112.01/cwt	109.00–114.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	143.07/cwt	140.00–145.00	452	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	132.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	130.93/cwt	125.00–138.00	555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	115.83/cwt	112.00–120.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	112.83/cwt	110.00–117.00	709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	123.97/cwt	120.00–127.00	583	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	117.54/cwt	115.00–122.00	622	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	119.40/cwt	117.00–122.00	505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	109.03/cwt	107.00–111.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	115.97/cwt	114.00–119.00	554	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	111.55/cwt	110.00–114.00	582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	134.65/cwt	132.00–137.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	121.64/cwt	120.00–124.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	125.33/cwt	124.00–127.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	126.74/cwt	123.00–129.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	110.25/cwt	109.00–112.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	115.44/cwt	111.00–119.00	604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	105.66/cwt	102.00–111.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	123.86/cwt	120.00–128.00	523	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	120.86/cwt	119.00–122.00	575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	107.31/cwt	105.00–110.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	113.42/cwt	110.00–117.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	103.21/cwt	100.00–104.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	125.62/cwt	122.00–129.00	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	134.41/cwt	130.00–139.00	772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	116.74/cwt	114.00–119.00	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	124.52/cwt	120.00–129.00	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	122.77/cwt	120.00–125.00	642	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	9,638	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,173	769.85/cwt	700.00–830.00	9,030	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,128	672.82/cwt	600.00–760.00	7,589	3
Bulls	—	—	1,910	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,834	1
Bulls	—	—	1,218	83.50/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,017	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	64.47/cwt	61.00–67.00	865	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	45.96/cwt	42.00–49.00	458	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	53.54/cwt	50.00–57.00	532	13

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA

Wed Jul 24, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 312Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	150.00–157.00	153.07
3	—	463	129.00–136.00	131.99
4	—	423	135.00–138.00	136.47
4	—	511	127.00–133.00	130.73
4	—	606	119.00–126.00	123.00
5	—	569	124.00–128.00	125.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	109.00–114.00	112.01
4	—	316	140.00–145.00	143.07
4	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.74
4	—	424	125.00–138.00	130.93
4	—	569	112.00–120.00	115.83
6	—	628	110.00–117.00	112.83
7	—	470	120.00–127.00	123.97
9	—	529	115.00–122.00	117.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	117.00–122.00	119.40
3	—	572	107.00–111.00	109.03
5	—	478	114.00–119.00	115.97
7	—	522	110.00–114.00	111.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	132.00–137.00	134.65
3	—	517	120.00–124.00	121.64
6	—	461	124.00–127.00	125.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	123.00–129.00	126.74
4	—	576	109.00–112.00	110.25
6	—	523	111.00–119.00	115.44
6	—	617	102.00–111.00	105.66
8	—	422	120.00–128.00	123.86
8	—	476	119.00–122.00	120.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	105.00–110.00	107.31
4	—	424	110.00–117.00	113.42
5	—	569	100.00–104.00	103.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	122.00–129.00	125.62
7	—	574	130.00–139.00	134.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	114.00–119.00	116.74
5	—	582	120.00–129.00	124.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	120.00–125.00	122.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	790.00	790.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	700.00–830.00	769.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,128	600.00–760.00	672.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,910	96.00	96.00
2	—	1,218	83.00–84.00	83.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,342	61.00–67.00	64.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	996	42.00–49.00	45.96
13	—	993	50.00–57.00	53.54

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle